MyRepublic Mobile discussion thread

[yusoffb01]

i rarely use youtube on singtel prepaid, but on myrepublic I have been using youtube app to stream. quality is just 240p though.

As for slow web browsing, i use opera with data saver on so everything loads fast within 5 seconds despite 50kbps throttled speeds

 

[Jurong640]

any more reviews from existing MR users? Thinking of switching.

Other than the throttled speeds which is quite slow.
MyRepublic do NOT support MMS and direct video-calling.

 

[galaxyuser]

Eee wtf

10char

Other than the throttled speeds which is quite slow.
MyRepublic do NOT support MMS and direct video-calling.

 

[Jurong640]

Eee wtf

10char

Yeah. I questioned them before. They say they won't have mms and direct video call support. Feedback to them liao, but I think highly unlikely they will implement this.

Cos not alot people are using direct video call.

 

[yksrel]

Other than the throttled speeds which is quite slow.
MyRepublic do NOT support MMS and direct video-calling.

Pardon my ignorance, what's "direct video calling"? Something like Facetime for iphones? I'm considering switching my sub-line to take advantage of the $8 uno plan. Any news when it is ending?

 

[Jurong640]

Pardon my ignorance, what's "direct video calling"? Something like Facetime for iphones? I'm considering switching my sub-line to take advantage of the $8 uno plan. Any news when it is ending?

What i mean for direct video calling is video calling your other party using phone numbers. Remember the time when video call was launched on 3g, we dial the number, then press video.

Direct video call, is different from facetime or whatsapp video call. Direct video call does not use any data at all. Whereas you need data or wifi to facetime.

The UNO plan does not have specific end date.

 

[lohsenglte]

Yeah. I questioned them before. They say they won't have mms and direct video call support. Feedback to them liao, but I think highly unlikely they will implement this.

Cos not alot people are using direct video call.

Almost nobody use 3G Video calls, even back in the days.

But MMS omission is terrible. Once in a while I do use MMS, since my M1 plan comes with it and idw to use WhatsApp/Telegram etc to send images.

This is especially true for communication with strangers, for example Carousell.

 

[geckoSG]

Everyone is using whatsapp, wechat such apps for vcalls. Not an issue about direct vcalls

 

[Jurong640]

Almost nobody use 3G Video calls, even back in the days.

But MMS omission is terrible. Once in a while I do use MMS, since my M1 plan comes with it and idw to use WhatsApp/Telegram etc to send images.

This is especially true for communication with strangers, for example Carousell.

Yeah. Not alot people are using carrier video calls, but sometimes they are good (for m1 users), cos it's priced the same as voice calls and under the free minutes.

 

[lohsenglte]

Yeah. Not alot people are using carrier video calls, but sometimes they are good (for m1 users), cos it's priced the same as voice calls and under the free minutes.

Many smartphones don't have the feature anymore, because many operators in the world implemented it just to see it fail.

Now Video over LTE (ViLTE) is implemented on some carriers worldwide alongside Voice over LTE (VoLTE), but it uses the data in your data plan too (much makes it useless). Also a failure like its 3G counterpart.

Afterall, people still relies on either Video calls over IP or just plain old voice calls over cellular & IP more.

VoLTE adoption rate is much higher than ViLTE in the end.

 

[Nystalia1990]

I tried signing up with MyRepublic and it prompts me to pay additional one-time deposit. Anyone had this issue also? Called MyRepublic and they told me they can’t do anything as it is triggered by the system.

 

[angg78]

I tried signing up with MyRepublic and it prompts me to pay additional one-time deposit. Anyone had this issue also? Called MyRepublic and they told me they can’t do anything as it is triggered by the system.

Are u a work permit or S pass holder? Telco require deposit for work pass holders signing up postpaid line.

 

[Nystalia1990]

Are u a work permit or S pass holder? Telco require deposit for work pass holders signing up postpaid line.

I am pure singaporean leh.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

I am pure singaporean leh.

Could it be your credit card or address? Or the IC?

 

[Gixxer1000]

Other than the throttled speeds which is quite slow.
MyRepublic do NOT support MMS and direct video-calling.

What's direct video calling? Like WhatsApp video call?

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

What's direct video calling? Like WhatsApp video call?

like when u call the person and u select video just use it (like normal call just that u can use video call.)

 

[ipple]

how do i create account for the myrepublic app?
it states my current email as unregistered and the 'create new user' on their website just keeps bringing me back to the main page.

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

how do i create account for the myrepublic app?
it states my current email as unregistered and the 'create new user' on their website just keeps bringing me back to the main page.

which email did u use for your acc. just use that email to login.

 

[Jurong640]

how do i create account for the myrepublic app?
it states my current email as unregistered and the 'create new user' on their website just keeps bringing me back to the main page.

are you porting over from another operator ? Once you received your SIM, your login details will be sent to you a few hours after ' activation'

 

[yusoffb01]

how do i create account for the myrepublic app?
it states my current email as unregistered and the 'create new user' on their website just keeps bringing me back to the main page.

check yoir email. mine took 3 weeks to create